A couple of weeks ago I was in Rochester and visited the Genesee Brewhouse. They had plenty on tap besides their classics; the double IPA was excellent. I find the DIPAs with relatively lower ABV to be very tasty; around 8% seems to be the sweet spot. I mostly stick to local brewers, of which there are a jillion in the DC-Baltimore area.
My gf has been there and really enjoyed it. She brought me back a few souvenirs as well.
And, getting back to the closure of Anchor Brewing:
Anchor Brewing workers want to buy the S.F. company to keep it from closing
Picked up 3 new (to me) ales yesterday.
The Bell’s Porter was a tasty if fairly generic porter.
The Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout was a good strong bitter Stout.
I’ve had their Amber Ale before and it was pretty good.
I haven’t tried the Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale yet. I’ll report back.
I love their Bourbon Barrel Ale but a bit pricey to treat myself to it often. This is a much cheap ale. A 6-pack was $10.99.
Very Tasty, I hope to find it again. A nice creamy ale.
To celebrate International Beer Day (If this is made up, keep it to yourself), I am trying a couple Black Flag Imperial Stouts, from Beer Valley Brewing Company. 11% ABV American Imperial Stout, rich, thick, tasty and deadly.
In the category of “Beers That Belong In A Chalace”, I am current sipping “Even More Jusus”, an imperial stout from Evil Twin Brewing. As black as the heart of a rabid Siamese cat, with tones of pure Kona coffee and To’ak Chocolate. Generally, I want people to try the beers I write about, but…some of you just don’t deserve beer this good. 
Just popping in to say I got the reference in the title immediately.
Theirs is an interesting story. Danish twin brothers, one owns Evil Twin, the other Mikkeller’s. Two excellent breweries owned by brothers who don’t necessarily get along .
Both brothers originally were gypsy brewers (brewers who use an established brewery’s equipment to produce their beer).